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* Glon, from ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'', is half-human, half-orc. He seems to be accepted by the monsters of Black Mountain, but that might be more out of respect and/or fear of his mother , orc matriarch Maula Bloodhand.

-->-- '''Mordain''' to '''[[spoiler:Sylvie]]''', ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd''

->''"Lady Sylive of Clan Indrath, Your heritage is known to me. Half dragon, half basilisk, raised by a human. An alchemy of contradictions. Where, I wonder, does your loyalty lie?"''

->''"With Arthur, As it always has. Dicathen is my home it's people is my people. It's enemies my enemies."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Sylvie]]''' to '''Mordain''', ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd''

* Manga/{{Inuyasha}} is a half-demon, who demons tease and humans fear. He originally plans to use the Shikon Jewel to become a full-fledged demon, but the priestess guarding the jewel tries to convince him to use it to become fully human instead. Circumstances conspire to prevent him from using it, though.

* In ''{{Manga/Beastars}}'' children resulting from an InterspeciesRomance can have this. Legoshi's mother Leano was a komodo dragon/wolf hybrid and struggled with this for most of her life, until she killed herself once she started losing her fur and became scaly as her reptile heritage began to take over. Hybrids of carnivores and herbivores have it even worse, as shown by Melon whose leopard/gazelle genetics give him a complete loss of taste, an inability to digest meat, shunning away from large predator-species by default, and the involuntarily desire to utterly slaughter any herbivore he lays his eyes upon.

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:Sylvie is the daughter of the dragon Sylvia of the Indrath Clan (who in turn is the daughter of Kezess, the leader of the Indrath Clan and the ruler of the Asuras)and the basilisk Agrona of the Vritra Clan. Both sides of her heritage are engaged in a DivineConflict that started when the former clan [[FallenAngel banished the latter from Epheotus]] for uncovering the fact they committed genocide in the distant past. Despite both sides of her heritage being [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks no better than the other]], especially when it comes to their callous attitude towards lessers, Sylvie is the WhiteSheep of both clans. This is because she was [[RaisedByHumans raised by the human]] [[ParentalSubstitute Arthur Leywin]] after he was given her egg by Sylvia shortly before she sacrificed herself to save him from agents of the Vritra. [[NatureVersusNurture As a result]], Sylvie was raised away from the influence of either clan and has avoided being indoctrinated into the ideology of either, having borne witness to the worst atrocities of both clans and remaining firm to her adoptive father and his people who have suffered much at their hands. While she is committed to helping her adoptive father bring down both the Indrath and Vritra, she hates the latter more as the Vritra were responsible for invading and conquering Arthur's homeland of Dicathen. She is also willing to leverage her position as Kezess's granddaughter when it comes to dealing with the Indrath clan and the rest of the Asuras, which is especially useful when Arthur learns Kezess has occupied Dicathen under the pretext of protection while Arthur was in the aether realm for two months trying to bring her back as she defends him with her authority when one of the dragons is hostile towards Arthur ordering him to backoff]].
* Changelings in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' are half-human, half-[[TheFairFolk fae]]. They are able to Choose (once) which one they want to belong to and when they do they become either fully fae or fully human. But until they make that choice, they're mortals with fae features and traits.

* ''Literature/TheFionavarTapestry'': Darien. Between that coming from his mother's, and that of his father's.
* In Rob Thurman's ''Literature/CalLeandros'' series, Cal is half-human, half Auphe (really really really evil fairy). What are the most despised races in the world? Take a guess.

* Seymour in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. Half-human, half-Guado prince that was supposed to unite the two races, but winds up being ostracized by both because of his mixed race.
* ''VideoGame/ArcTheLadTwilightOfTheSpirits'' had this as a driving plot - a pair of twins, Half Human Hybrids, had been divided at birth. One had grown up amongst the humans, and was fortunate enough to not have any visible signs of his demonic side (At least at first...), while the other one grew up amongst the Deimos, and was visibly half-human, causing him to be ridiculed as a 'Wannabe Deimos'. However, they both eventually rose to lead their respective factions in a war against their other side...
* One of the possible party members in ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords'' was [[{{MeaningFulName}} Cyrus Darkhunter]], half-elf, half-human and not really welcomed by either race.

* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', [[spoiler: Keith is half human and half Galra, two races, which during season seven, are at war with each other. At one point, Lance discusses how as the child of a human man and a Galra woman, Keith represents a peaceful future.]]

->''"Your heritage is known to me. Half dragon, half basilisk, raised by a human. An alchemy of contradictions. Where, I wonder, does your loyalty lie?"''

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:Sylvie is the daughter of the dragon Sylvia of the Indrath Clan (who in turn is the daughter of Kezess, the leader of the Indrath Clan and the ruler of the Asuras)and the basilisk Agrona of the Vritra Clan. Both sides of her heritage are engaged in a DivineConflict that started when the former clan [[FallenAngel banished the latter from Epheotus]] for uncovering the fact they committed genocide in the distant past. Despite both sides of her heritage being [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks no better than the other]], especially when it comes to their callous attitude towards lessers, Sylvie is the WhiteSheep of both clans. This is because she was [[RaisedByHumans raised by the human]] [[ParentalSubstitute Arthur Leywin]] after he was given her egg by Sylvia shortly before she sacrificed herself to save him from agents of the Vritra. [[NatureVersusNurture As a result]], Sylvie was raised away from the influence of either clan and has avoided being indoctrinated into the ideology of either, having borne witness to the worst atrocities of both clans and remaining firm to her adoptive father and his people who have suffered much at their hands. While she is committed to helping her adoptive father bring down both the Indrath and Vritra, she hates the latter more as the Vritra were responsible for invading and conquering Arthur's homeland of Dicathen. She is also willing to leverage her position as Kezess's granddaughter when it comes to dealing with the Indrath and the rest of the Asuras, which is especially useful when Arthur learns Kezess has occupied Dicathen under the pretext of protection while Arthur was in the aether realm for two weeks trying to bring her back]].

-->-- '''Mordain''' to ''[[spoiler:Sylvie]]'', ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd''

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:Sylvie is the daughter of the dragon Sylvia of the Indrath Clan and the basilisk Agrona of the Vritra Clan. Both sides of her heritage are engaged in a DivineConflict that started when the former clan [[FallenAngel banished the latter from Epheotus]] for uncovering the fact they committed genocide in the distant past. Despite both sides of her heritage being [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks no better than the other]], especially when it comes to their callous attitude towards lessers, Sylvie is the WhiteSheep of both clans. This is because she was [[RaisedByHumans raised by the human]] Arthur Leywin after he was given her egg by Sylvia shortly before she sacrificed herself to save him. [[NatureVersusNurture As a result]], Sylvie was raised away from the influence of either clan and has avoided being indoctrinated into the ideology of either, having borne witness to the worst atrocities of both clans and remaining firm to her adoptive father and his people who have suffered much at their hands]].

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:Sylvie is the daughter of the dragon Sylvia of the Indrath Clan and the basilisk Agrona of the Vritra Clan. Both sides of her heritage are engaged in a DivineConflict that started when the former clan [[FallenAngel banished the latter from Epheotus]] for uncovering the fact they committed genocide in the distant past. Despite both sides of her heritage being [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks no better than the other]], especially when it comes to their callosity regarding lessers, Sylvie is the WhiteSheep of both clans. This is because she was [[RaisedByHumans raised by the human]] Arthur Leywin after he was given her egg by Sylvia shortly before she sacrificed herself to save him. [[NatureVersusNurture As a result]], she was raised away from the influence of either clan and has avoided being indoctrinated into the ideology of either, having borne witness to the worst of both and remaining firm to her adoptive father and his people who have suffered much at the hands of both]].

* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'': Demons vs. Humans. Conrad and Josak choose to fight for the Demons.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': B'Elanna Torres struggles with the impulsive, combative instincts that come with her Klingon half.

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* In ''{{Manga/Beastars}}'' children resulting from an InterspeciesRomance can have this. Legoshi's mother Leano was a komodo dragon/wolf hybrid and struggled with this for most of her life, until she killed herself once she started losing her fur and become scaly. Hybrids of carnivores and herbivores have it even worse, as shown by Melon whose leopard/gazelle genetics give him a complete loss of taste, an inability to digest meat, shunning away from large predator-species by default, and the involuntarily desire to utterly slaughter any herbivore he lays his eyes upon.

Related to HunterOfHisOwnKind, for most hybrid characters. See also HalfBreedDiscrimination. Depending on the situation, a MonstersAnonymous group may help reconcile or control the warring natures.

* Manga/{{Inuyasha}} is a half-demon, who demons tease and humans fear. He originally plans to use the Shikon Jewel to become a full-fledged demon, but never quite gets around to it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', [[spoiler: Keith is the child of a human man and a Galra woman, two races, which during season seven, are at war with each other. At one point, Lance discusses how a half-Galra, Keith represents a peaceful future.]]

For a character whose conflict is ''internal'', rather than between parent species, you may be looking for TheCorruption, EnemyWithin, FightingFromTheInside, or occasionally ViralTransformation. The character probably has HeroicWillpower.

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* Ichigo in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', who's a human with {{shinigami}} powers and a SuperPoweredEvilSide that doesn't really get along with the rest of him. While he mostly manages to keep [[FanNickname Shirosaki]] under control, his inner Hollow is just waiting for the first available opportunity to have a [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind Rematch in the Center of the Mind]] and take over his body. [[spoiler:And when that goal happens to align with ''his''? Yes, Ichigo, I think we can safely say Orihime [[CurbStompBattle has been protected]].]]

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* Michael of Series/StargateAtlantis. It doesn't work out very well for him.

* Seymour in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''? Half-human, half-Guado prince that was supposed to unite the two races, but winds up being ostracized by both because of his mixed race.

* One of the possible party members in ''Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'' was [[{{MeaningFulName}} Cyrus Darkhunter]], half-elf, half-human and not really welcomed by either race.

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* In Rob Thurman's Cal and Niko series, Cal is half-human, half Auphe (really really really evil fairy). What are the most despised races in the world? Take a guess.